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NeverGoodEnuff

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Sep 28, 2020
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A few weeks of calm and almost peace, then WHAM, back in the Pit. Certain triggers... received a toy catalog in the mail, which reminded me I need to start shopping for my two little grandsons' upcoming birthdays and Christmas so I was looking through the catalog and I can't remember how old they are and have no idea what they like or do for fun since I have not seen them for years and if my daughter would just call me, oh please call me or text or a letter or something and wracking my brain for what did I do to deserve this?? Why??

The guns are loaded and right there. All legal docs are in place. All is ready. Just get out of the chair, post the note on the door to call 911 and don't come in, put down lots of dog food and water, walk into the other room, pick up the pistol, go into the bathroom, lay in the tub, close the shower curtain, place pistol in position, and pull the trigger. Done. It wouldn't take three minutes.

No! No no no!!! You will feel better. Remember yesterday? When you laughed at someone's joke posted here? Remember how good it felt to get that deadbolt successfully installed on the door the day before? Remember how fun it is to play fetch with this ball of fur next to you?

If you can get out of the chair to kill yourself, you can get up to install the next deadbolt. Just stand up. Ok. Now walk to the tools, gather them up. Good. Now start measuring... one step at a time. I can do just this one thing.

And two hours later, It was done. Only one more to install tomorrow.

Now, if you can do that, you can put the leash on the dog. "Walk?" See how he wiggles at that! Now open the door. Two steps out. I can do this.

And one thing at a time and finally the day is over and today, it is better. The gun is still there, and I am still here.
 
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MichaelNomad123

MichaelNomad123

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Oct 15, 2020
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One step at a time brother. Life is short and pointless, so you might as well try. Like you said the gun is always there and that won't change, but you might.
 
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Weightoftheworld

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Apr 19, 2020
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That is something to be proud of!
It takes a lot of strength sometimes just to even get up and put one foot in front of the other.
 
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So proud of you. You broke down your tasks into small steps that you could focus on and do, one by one. That's amazing and you saved yourself for one more day at least.
 
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NeverGoodEnuff

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Cell service went down for two days so no internet, no nothing. Thanks, ATT.

Feeling much better, thank you all. One project finished, planning for the next one. If I stay reasonably busy, it seems easier. One day, one step at a time.
 
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Surviving yet another day I see. That is so encouraging. I'm really glad.
 
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Apr 22, 2020
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I reread this thread occasionally to remind myself that maybe I can keep doing this. "The gun is still there, and I am still here" is such a poignant statement. Tired and resigned, yet somehow still a bit hopeful. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. Your acknowledgement that even though it's hard you still work to get through each day really resonates with me.
 
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